Pot having detachable handle

ABSTRACT

A pot includes a pot body, a lid removably mounted on the pot body, and a handle detachably mounted on the pot body or the lid. Thus, the handle is detachably mounted on the pot body or the lid, so that a user can hold the pot body or the lid by the handle, thereby facilitating the user taking the pot body or the lid. In addition, the handle is mounted on and detached from the pot body or the lid easily and quickly by moving the control knob, thereby facilitating the user carrying the pot body or the lid.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a cooking utensil and, more particularly, to a pot.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional pot comprises a pot body, a lid removably mounted on the pot body and provided with a knob, and a handle secured to the pot body. However, the handle is secured to the pot body so that the handle only has a single function. In addition, a user has to hold the knob of the lid by his/her one hand to remove the lid from the pot body, thereby causing inconvenience and danger to the user when the lid is at a higher temperature.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a pot, comprising a pot body, a lid removably mounted on the pot body, and a handle detachably mounted on the pot body or the lid.

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a pot having a detachable handle.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a pot, wherein the handle can be used to hold the pot body or the lid, so that the handle has double functions.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a pot, wherein the handle is detachably mounted on the pot body or the lid, so that a user can hold the pot body or the lid by the handle, thereby facilitating the user taking the pot body or the lid.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a pot, wherein the handle is mounted on and detached from the pot body or the lid easily and quickly by moving the control knob, thereby facilitating the user carrying the pot body or the lid.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pot in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pot as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of a base of the pot as shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional assembly view of a handle of the pot as shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a schematic operational view of the handle of the pot as shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan operational view of the pot as shown in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a pot in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a pot body 1, a lid 2 removably mounted on the pot body 1, and a handle 4 detachably mounted on the pot body 1 or the lid 2.

The pot body 1 has an inside formed with a receiving space 14. The pot body 1 has a peripheral wall provided with a mounting portion 11 for mounting the handle 4 and a connecting portion 10 located opposite to the mounting portion 11 for mounting a grip portion 100. The mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 is substantially inverted L-shaped and is formed with a through hole 13. The connecting portion 10 of the pot body 1 has a shape the same as that of the mounting portion 11.

The lid 2 has a top provided with a protruding plate 21 having a side provided with a mounting section 25 for mounting the handle 4. The mounting section 25 of the lid 2 is inclined upward relative to the protruding plate 21 and is formed with a through hole 251.

The handle 4 includes a locking device 45 detachably mounted on the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, a handle body 48 mounted on the locking device 45, and a fastening member 47 mounted between the handle body 48 and the locking device 45 to fasten the handle body 48 and the locking device 45.

The locking device 45 of the handle 4 includes a base 42 having a first end provided with a protruding snapping portion 43 detachably snapped into the through hole 13 of the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or the through hole 251 of the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, a locking member 40 movably mounted on the base 42 and having a lower end provided with a locking hook 401 hooked on a bottom of the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or a bottom of the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, and an elastic member 404 biased between the base 42 and the locking member 40 to push the locking member 40 toward the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or the mounting section 25 of the lid 2.

The base 42 of the locking device 45 has a stepped shape and is rested on a top of the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or a top of the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, so that the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or the mounting section 25 of the lid 2 is clamped between the base 42 and the locking member 40. The base 42 of the locking device 45 has an inside formed with a slideway 41 in which the locking member 40 slides. The slideway 41 of the base 42 has two opposite sides provided with two guide rails 44 respectively. The base 42 of the locking device 45 has a second end formed with a receiving recess 49 to receive a locking nut 471. The snapping portion 43 of the base 42 is substantially arc-shaped.

The locking member 40 of the locking device 45 has a mediate portion formed with two guide channels 400 slidably mounted on the guide rails 44 of the base 42 to guide movement of the locking member 40 on the base 42. The locking member 40 of the locking device 45 has an upper end provided with a control knob 402 slidably mounted on the base 42 and protruded outwardly from a top of the slideway 41 of the base 42. The locking hook 401 of the locking member 40 is protruded outwardly from a bottom of the slideway 41 of the base 42.

The handle body 48 of the handle 4 has a first end provided with an metallic sleeve 480 mounted on the base 42 of the locking device 45 and a second end formed with a hanging hole 482.

The fastening member 47 of the handle 4 is extended through the handle body 48 and the base 42 of the locking device 45 and has a threaded end 470 screwed into the locking nut 471 to fasten the handle body 48 and the locking device 45.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control knob 402 of the locking member 40 is slidable on the base 42 so that the locking member 40 is movable relative to on the base 42 to move the locking hook 401 toward or away from the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 or the mounting section 25 of the lid 2.

In operation, referring to FIG. 6 with reference to FIGS. 1-5, when the locking device 45 of the handle 4 is mounted on the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1, the snapping portion 43 of the base 42 is initially snapped into the through hole 13 of the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1, and the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40 is hooked on the bottom of the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1, so that the locking device 45 of the handle 4 is attached to the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1 by the snapping portion 43 of the base 42 and the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40.

On the contrary, the locking member 40 is moved backward by moving the control knob 402 to detach the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40 from the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1, thereby detaching the locking device 45 of the handle 4 from the mounting portion 11 of the pot body 1.

Alternatively, when the locking device 45 of the handle 4 is mounted on the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, the snapping portion 43 of the base 42 is initially snapped into the through hole 251 of the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, and the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40 is hooked on the bottom of the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, so that the locking device 45 of the handle 4 is attached to the mounting section 25 of the lid 2 by the snapping portion 43 of the base 42 and the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40.

On the contrary, the locking member 40 is moved backward by moving the control knob 402 to detach the locking hook 401 of the locking member 40 from the mounting section 25 of the lid 2, thereby detaching the locking device 45 of the handle 4 from the mounting section 25 of the lid 2.

Accordingly, the handle 4 can be used to hold the pot body 1 or the lid 2, so that the handle 4 has double functions. In addition, the handle 4 is detachably mounted on the pot body 1 or the lid 2, so that a user can hold the pot body 1 or the lid 2 by the handle 4, thereby facilitating the user taking the pot body 1 or the lid 2. Further, the handle 4 is mounted on and detached from the pot body 1 or the lid 2 easily and quickly by moving the control knob 402, thereby facilitating the user carrying the pot body 1 or the lid 2.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention. 

1. A pot, comprising: a pot body; a lid removably mounted on the pot body; a handle detachably mounted on the pot body or the lid.
 2. The pot in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pot body has a peripheral wall provided with a mounting portion for mounting the handle.
 3. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the peripheral wall of the pot body is provided with a connecting portion located opposite to the mounting portion for mounting a grip portion.
 4. The pot in accordance with claim 3, wherein the connecting portion of the pot body has a shape the same as that of the mounting portion.
 5. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the mounting portion of the pot body is substantially inverted L-shaped.
 6. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the lid has a top provided with a protruding plate having a side provided with a mounting section for mounting the handle.
 7. The pot in accordance with claim 6, wherein the mounting section of the lid is inclined upward relative to the protruding plate.
 8. The pot in accordance with claim 6, wherein the handle includes a locking device detachably mounted on the mounting portion of the pot body or the mounting section of the lid.
 9. The pot in accordance with claim 8, wherein the mounting portion of the pot body is formed with a through hole, the mounting section of the lid is formed with a through hole, and the locking device of the handle includes a base having a first end provided with a protruding snapping portion detachably snapped into the through hole of the mounting portion of the pot body or the through hole of the mounting section of the lid, and a locking member movably mounted on the base and having a lower end provided with a locking hook hooked on a bottom of the mounting portion of the pot body or a bottom of the mounting section of the lid.
 10. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the locking device of the handle further includes an elastic member biased between the base and the locking member to push the locking member toward the mounting portion of the pot body or the mounting section of the lid.
 11. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the base of the locking device has a stepped shape.
 12. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the base of the locking device is rested on a top of the mounting portion of the pot body or a top of the mounting section of the lid, so that the mounting portion of the pot body or the mounting section of the lid is clamped between the base and the locking member.
 13. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the base of the locking device has an inside formed with a slideway in which the locking member slides.
 14. The pot in accordance with claim 13, wherein the slideway of the base has two opposite sides provided with two guide rails respectively, and the locking member of the locking device has a mediate portion formed with two guide channels slidably mounted on the guide rails of the base to guide movement of the locking member on the base.
 15. The pot in accordance with claim 13, wherein the locking member of the locking device has an upper end provided with a control knob slidably mounted on the base and protruded outwardly from a top of the slideway of the base.
 16. The pot in accordance with claim 13, wherein the locking hook of the locking member is protruded outwardly from a bottom of the slideway of the base.
 17. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the snapping portion of the base is substantially arc-shaped.
 18. The pot in accordance with claim 9, wherein the handle further includes a handle body mounted on the locking device and having a first end provided with an metallic sleeve mounted on the base of the locking device and a second end formed with a hanging hole.
 19. The pot in accordance with claim 18, wherein the handle further includes a fastening member mounted between the handle body and the locking device to fasten the handle body and the locking device.
 20. The pot in accordance with claim 19, wherein the base of the locking device has a second end formed with a receiving recess to receive a locking nut, and the fastening member of the handle is extended through the handle body and the base of the locking device and has a threaded end screwed into the locking nut to fasten the handle body and the locking device. 